On December 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the epidemic prevention and control work within the league encountered huge challenges, as of now, 63 players in 30 teams have entered the health and safety agreement, and 2 coaches and 1 general manager have also been quarantined, especially the two championship favorite Nets and Lakers have become the hardest hit areas, and as many as 10 players cannot participate in recent games.
Among them, the Nets: including Harden, Aldridge, Millsap, Brown, Bembry, James Johnson, these 6 players, plus the original injured Joe Harris, the Nets can play only 8 players. Fortunately, Durant is stable enough, he can average 39.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 9.3 assists in the past 3 games, leading the team to a wave of 3 consecutive wins, still with a record of 21 wins and 8 losses to firmly occupy the first place in the East. (Irving doesn't fight, Harden can't play, Durant is miserable by these two brothers)
Although the Nets rely on Durant's personal ability to win the game, but the Nets' goal is to compete for the championship, it is impossible not to consider Durant's energy consumption, this season Durant's average playing time per game is as high as 37 points the league's second, and in the past 4 games, his average playing time is as high as 43 minutes, you have to say that not tired is definitely false, and will cause great injury hazards, in this case, the Nets had to use two difficult exceptions, respectively, signed Ennis and Galloway two former NBA veterans. Galloway played for the Suns last season, playing in 40 regular season games, averaging 4.8 points and 1.1 rebounds, shooting 44.9% from the field and 42.4% from three-point range, and he made his debut against Philadelphia, scoring 3 points; and Ennis played 41 regular season games for the Magic last season, averaging 24 minutes per game. With 8.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists, and rumors of joining the Lakers multiple times in this offseason, the two players will largely be in the dilemma of no one available to Nash's head coach.
Lakers: Westbrook, Howard, Tucker and Bradley, the four players have all entered the health and safety agreement, while Munch has just been released from isolation after missing the game with the Lone Ranger, plus Ariza and Nunn, who have been injured this season, the Lakers' lineup is also stretched. The Lakers are also unlucky enough this season, the beginning of the season is constantly injured, troublesome things continue, it is not easy to get better, ushered in a wave of 3 consecutive wins, and now it has encountered the invasion of the epidemic.
According to Shams, the Lakers reached a short 10-day contract with Thomas Jr. through a difficult exception, and in the previous development league debut, Thomas Jr. cut 42 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. At the Pelicans last season, Thomas Jr. played just three games and averaged 7.7 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. For the past two years, Thomas Jr. has been in shape by participating in various games, seeking the opportunity to return to the NBA, fortunately, the kung fu pays off, and finally he got this opportunity, returned to the Lakers, and reunited with James, hoping that he can use this opportunity to open another door for himself.